Sunday, August 28, 2011

Bluetooth in Lubuntu 11.04

Man, all the while I thought there was a problem with this notebook's wifi Atheros driver, it turns out Lubuntu 11.04 doesn't install the Bluetooth apps, much less show it in the taskbar, by default.

Here it is:
1. First install the bluetooth package
sudo apt-get install bluetooth

2. Then install the personal file sharing thingy (this is needed for the bluetooth device - i.e. my phone - to be able to send files, and for the laptop to receive those files)
sudo apt-get install gnome-user-share

3. Then in the Preferences - Desktop Session Settings, put a tick mark on Bluetooth Manager. To make sure bluetooth service starts on every boot-up.

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